Cyanna

We had one night to see a play in London, asked a drama-fanatic friend who'd seen 15 plays in 10 days! He said the one that stayed with him was "War Horse."

We chose that one, got same-day tickets, and were blown away.

You'll never forget it, and when it comes to the US (as I can't imagine it won't), you'll know what the excitement is about.

lauralamb

This piece has been been getting good reviews and was listed in The Independent newspaper's top 5 plays for a while. I heard it is pretty moving too!

Cyanna

It is very moving ... and it's a little weird to be so moved by structures of gauze and bamboo (or whatever), as much as by performances. The director and "puppeteer" (term doesn't begin to cover what he did) did an incredible job.

wordsmith

We will be in London in Sept. Should we still see War Horse...other suggestions?

Songdoc

This is a very old thread. Not sure how it got resurrected. I saw "War Horse" recently in New York. It's been playing there for more than a year and won the Tony Award for best drama.

I "liked" the play--but I LOVED the puppetry. Truly incredible.

janisj

Songdoc: wordsmith topped it to ask if War Horse is still worth seeing.

wordsmith: >>other suggestions<< is pretty difficult since you don't say what sort of plays/musicals you enjoy. Plus you aren't traveling until Sept and many shows will close/open between now and then. A bit closer to your dates start a thread asking for recent recommendations.

dutyfree

War Horse is very hard to get tickets too unless you are willing to put it for them early or pay a hefty price the day of.

PatrickLondon

Wordsmith, I'd suggest keeping up with

http://www.timeout.com/london/
http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/